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The Influence of Skill Training on the Time Invested in Vocational Guidance by Counselors.

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Title: The Influence of Skill Training on the Time Invested in Vocational Guidance by Counselors.
Authors: Ward, William G., Oklahoma State Dept. of Vocational and Technical Education, Stillwater. Div. of Research, Planning, and Evaluation.
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 33
Publication Date: 1973
Document Type: Reports - Research
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Career Counseling, Career Guidance, Counseling Instructional Programs, Counseling Objectives, Counselor Attitudes, Counselor Training, Educational Attitudes, Skill Development, Stereotypes, Training Methods, Vocational Education
Abstract: The paper approaches the problems of lack of communication and the development of stereotypes that have grown up between vocational teachers and counselors. Developing a strategy to deal with a portion of the problem, counselors' perceptions of vocational education, a program was conducted during the summer of 1972, placing counselors in skill training programs to increase their reality experiences in vocational education. Three objectives of the study were: (1) to determine the effects of four weeks of skill training experiences in eight occupational areas on the career guidance practices of 15 secondary counselors, (2) for each counselor to develop two measurable job objectives related to vocational counseling to be implemented during the fall semester, and (3) to judge the practicability of continuing the program. The author points out that the use of paid volunteers limits the validity of the results, and the study should be considered quasi-experimental or as a comparison level study. Results of the study indicated the program should be continued with modifications. Included with the document are the instrument used, the job objectives developed by the 15 participants, and their individual progress reports on job objectives. (MW)
Journal Code: RIEDEC1974
Entry Date: 1974
Accession Number: ED094179
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:The paper approaches the problems of lack of communication and the development of stereotypes that have grown up between vocational teachers and counselors. Developing a strategy to deal with a portion of the problem, counselors' perceptions of vocational education, a program was conducted during the summer of 1972, placing counselors in skill training programs to increase their reality experiences in vocational education. Three objectives of the study were: (1) to determine the effects of four weeks of skill training experiences in eight occupational areas on the career guidance practices of 15 secondary counselors, (2) for each counselor to develop two measurable job objectives related to vocational counseling to be implemented during the fall semester, and (3) to judge the practicability of continuing the program. The author points out that the use of paid volunteers limits the validity of the results, and the study should be considered quasi-experimental or as a comparison level study. Results of the study indicated the program should be continued with modifications. Included with the document are the instrument used, the job objectives developed by the 15 participants, and their individual progress reports on job objectives. (MW)